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Running injuries are difficult: physically, mentally, and emotionally. While we go through all of the stages of grief: denial, anger,...

It seems a bit repetitive at this point to continue stating we are in “unprecedented times”, and yet here we are. We are finally in 2021,...

One of my favorite patient interactions I’ve experienced as a Physical Therapist was when I was evaluating an older gentleman, with his...

This is the last entry in our Teen Runner series, and we saved an interesting post for the end! We are going to discuss foot pain in...

This Thanksgiving was different and strange for both runners and non-runners alike, but personally it felt very weird not to line up at a...

We often see athletes arrive to our clinic with complaints of inside ankle pain or shin pain. Often this gets mistaken as “shin splints”...

1. Skipping rest days, or feeling overly anxious on rest days Rest is an important part of the training process, and is when the magic of...

We are continuing our series on teen and young runners this week with a focus on runner’s knee! This condition should be separated from a...

As more and more research is being done on female athletes exclusively, we are finding, unsurprisingly, that it is optimal to train them...

If you have been around the running community for any period of time, you have surely heard of the ever-common iliotibial band pain. This...

When I’m teaching and explaining about neural tension, I affectionately call nerves the “divas” of the body. This is an appropriate title...

As cross-country season is in full-swing and we are seeing more injured teen runners, I thought it would be a good idea to do a...

Pronation gets a bad name in the running world. I’ve seen many patients in the clinic who come in and appear shameful that they...

As cross-country season is getting into full swing, we have been seeing more runners with injuries and issues arising from training. This...

Fasted training has been shown in the literature for years to potentially aid in metabolic efficiency. The theory behind this is that...

In a recent case study published in Physical Therapy in Sport, researchers detailed a runner whose gait was changed to fix a recurring...

In the first part of this series, I discussed certain aspects of endurance athlete culture that may lead to injury, or worse, decreased...

Historically, runners have always quantified running based on miles logged. I know that I have, and I can guarantee you that most readers...

If we took a poll of endurance athletes asking “Why do you participate in sport?”, I think one of the top answers would be the community...

I am often asked by patients or friends: “what is the best posture?” or “how can I improve my posture?”. Unbeknownst to most askers, this...